AmerenUE now wants an 18% rate hike. The third requested in 3 years.

Here is a better idea. Why don’t we have Mr. Baxter and all the high-paid execs take a big pay cut.

Instead of making their millions in pay, bonuses…

Regarding the plans to tax area residents for the sewer clean water plan, I’ll point out that the city (just the city) has 66 square miles of area. A one inch rain covering that square area works out to 1.15…

Let’s review the business privileges of two financial conglomerates: ExxonMobil and Ameren Electric. The first one, ExxonMobil, during the past year, reaped outstanding profits that exceeded those of each quarter. During this time, the price of a barrel of oil…

How many of you understand your Ameren bill when it comes in the mail? How many of you have gone online or requested information only to find more corporatese that makes no sense? Having stumbled upon the “CubFacts” information sheet…

Reading the story titled “Ameren raised by S&P ahead of Illinois rate decision” I’m left to wonder one thing: is it just me, or did anybody else notice there’s no mention of the impact another utility rate hike will have on…

Every month as families struggle with higher gasoline prices which, in turn, drive up the price of food, clothing and other essential items, we receive our Ameren UE bill.  Being aware that Ameren is seeking a $250.8 million revenue increase,…

I could not believe the Illinois Utility regulator from Chicago actually had the audacity to claim that Ameren’s profits in their Regulated division should pay for the losses to Illinois consumption a Deregulated or at least supposedly deregulated market.  It is this…

Power line rights-of-way account for hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of U.S. acres. How about using some of those acres to generate alternative energy? Erect wind turbines and tap into lines that are right there. Put solar panels on existing…

How much money does Ameren spend on advertising?  They have tv commercials showing workers climbing poles and talking about trimming trees.  Is the big Ameren sign at Busch Stadium really necessary?   Do people leaving the game think, “I’m going home…